Mop head



M. BENNINGTON MOP HEAD Filed Feb. 23, 1926 INVENTOR MElvr'N mmneron.

BY l i ATTorEY Patented Sept. 14, 1926.

UNITED STATES MELVIN BENNINGTON, OF EVERETT, WASHINGTON.

MOP HEAD.

Application filed February 23, 1926.

This invention relates to mop heads, and its object is to provide a strong, simple and durable device ot this kind that can be easily manipulated and cheaply manufactured.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of a novel combination and arrangement of parts which are hereinafter described and set forth in the accompanying specification and drawings, wherein- The ligure is a perspective view of the device showing the construction and method of operation.

Referring more in detail to 'the drawings,

' the numeral l designates the handle 2 and 3 the nuts and bolts by means oi which the handle is secured to the mop head frame 1l. rlhe mop head frame 4 is composed of a strap of metal having a cross bar 5 secured rigidly into the sides of the frame. Slots 6, 7, 8 and 8 are cut into the cross har 5 and into the bottom o'l the frame 9, A movable jaw composed of a rod lO with its ends 1l and l2 bent at an angle of approximately 80 degrees and inclined toward one another is mounted movably in the frame by means ot the slots therein.

The ends of the jaw l() are threaded to -receive wing nuts 13 and la by means of which the jaw is raised and lowered in reference to the bar 9.

Serial No. 89,872.

The operation of the device is as follows: In order to insert the mop the wing nuts 13 and ll are turned until the jaw is suticiently opened to permit the insertion of the mop. The nuts are then turned in the opposite direction to draw the jaw tightly against the bottom bar 9 and thus hold the mop securely in position. When in this position the tops of threaded ends of the jaw rest against the sloping sides of the frame and are thus prevented from becoming entangled in the mop as it is used.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

In a device of the character described, a mop head comprising a stationary frame, a cross bar secured rigidly in said frame, said frame and cross bar being provided with slots, a movable jaw comprising a rod having its end portions bent to incline at a slight angle toward one another, the end portions being threaded and disposed through the slots of the frame and the cross bar, and nuts on the thread-ed ends of the jaw, by means of which the jaw is raised and lowered.

Signed at Everett, Snohomish County, *Washington this 16th day of February, 60

MELVIN BENNINGTON. 

